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12-10-21, 10:51 AM
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New Cockpit is here!
12-10-21, 10:53 AM
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I couldn’t pass this up.
12-10-21, 10:53 AM
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They should have a receptacle.
12-10-21, 10:56 AM
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12-10-21, 10:59 AM
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12-10-21, 11:01 AM
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12-10-21, 11:22 AM
#9282
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Seems he's just doing it as a hobby and not considering the cost. Also, 500 hours over 5 years seems like a low-ball estimate. Saw a nice one for sale @11.5K on the web.
We would get people at the dealer bringing cars in trying to get them "restored". One guy had a 96 Impala SS which was pretty beat and he spent like $20K at our place plus had someone put a new interior in it and it was still a pos. They are semi-collectable but we showed him he could get a really nice one for under $15K but he scoffed.
We would get people at the dealer bringing cars in trying to get them "restored". One guy had a 96 Impala SS which was pretty beat and he spent like $20K at our place plus had someone put a new interior in it and it was still a pos. They are semi-collectable but we showed him he could get a really nice one for under $15K but he scoffed.
And only if I won the lottery.
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12-10-21, 11:24 AM
#9283
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12-10-21, 11:32 AM
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Selling a broken bike for $4 grand is a bold move.
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12-10-21, 11:45 AM
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I can tell you that watching this convinced me that the only way I would EVER buy a vintage car would be if it had JUST undergone such a restoration, or was otherwise in as-new condition. And then only if I had a garage to store it, and a real car for daily driving.
And only if I won the lottery.
And only if I won the lottery.
The biggest effort I ever put into one car was my 67 Mustang. My boss gave it to me, just a shell. No engine or diff, no interior, no front suspension, no exhaust, no hood or front valance. I horsed traded for an engine, got a lot of parts free from different people, got a couple crashed cars to strip and had it painted when I worked at a trade school.
So many hours, long weekends, after work, don't ever want to go that route again. It wasn't that nice when done, partly because of body and paint fails. But it looked good to the casual observer. No a/c, no p/s, no p/b, and a 4 speed with a heavy clutch. Fine for me but when I tried to sell it and parents came to see it for their 16 year old daughters, no dice.
I never did a vintage bike. I've actually had twice as many cars as bikes. Many of my bikes were acquired as frames or framesets, so I've assembled bikes but never restored one, per se.
12-10-21, 11:46 AM
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12-10-21, 11:52 AM
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12-10-21, 12:00 PM
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So it is
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12-10-21, 12:14 PM
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Just sent in the draft of the quadrennial report I've been working on nonstop for the last six weeks. It's a big deal and the opinion of the outside committee who will review it and grill me in March will largely determine my funding, pay, and general stock price around here for the next four years. . Now I need to deal with all the stuff I put off for it and start being nice to LSS again.
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12-10-21, 12:17 PM
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Mrs datlas and I went on a 3 mile walk on our local MUP the other day. We saw a few bikes, a couple of e-bikes, and a surprisingly large number of (obviously full) plastic doggy-poop bags, I would estimate maybe a dozen. Typically right on the edge of the MUP. I don't understand why a dog owner would bag the poop but not take it away. 
Any dog owners have an opinion??
Any dog owners have an opinion??
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12-10-21, 12:27 PM
#9291
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Mrs datlas and I went on a 3 mile walk on our local MUP the other day. We saw a few bikes, a couple of e-bikes, and a surprisingly large number of (obviously full) plastic doggy-poop bags, I would estimate maybe a dozen. Typically right on the edge of the MUP. I don't understand why a dog owner would bag the poop but not take it away.
Any dog owners have an opinion??
Any dog owners have an opinion??
But even then, the thing is I don't KNOW whether you plan on picking it up on the way back, or maybe you just leave it for more civic-minded citizens to clean up your mess.
So, yeah. I have an opinion.
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12-10-21, 12:27 PM
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12-10-21, 12:30 PM
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12-10-21, 12:33 PM
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I still think about it occasionally, then I stop thinking. I couldn't deal with rust and I never did bodywork. My 47 Chevy had a few dents and I had to fold a blanket over the front seat but it was fine like that. I had a 53 Ford which had so much Bondo I think it leaned to one side. I thought about swapping in a newer engine because the flathead was pretty bad, but I traded it away.
The biggest effort I ever put into one car was my 67 Mustang. My boss gave it to me, just a shell. No engine or diff, no interior, no front suspension, no exhaust, no hood or front valance. I horsed traded for an engine, got a lot of parts free from different people, got a couple crashed cars to strip and had it painted when I worked at a trade school.
So many hours, long weekends, after work, don't ever want to go that route again. It wasn't that nice when done, partly because of body and paint fails. But it looked good to the casual observer. No a/c, no p/s, no p/b, and a 4 speed with a heavy clutch. Fine for me but when I tried to sell it and parents came to see it for their 16 year old daughters, no dice.
I never did a vintage bike. I've actually had twice as many cars as bikes. Many of my bikes were acquired as frames or framesets, so I've assembled bikes but never restored one, per se.
The biggest effort I ever put into one car was my 67 Mustang. My boss gave it to me, just a shell. No engine or diff, no interior, no front suspension, no exhaust, no hood or front valance. I horsed traded for an engine, got a lot of parts free from different people, got a couple crashed cars to strip and had it painted when I worked at a trade school.
So many hours, long weekends, after work, don't ever want to go that route again. It wasn't that nice when done, partly because of body and paint fails. But it looked good to the casual observer. No a/c, no p/s, no p/b, and a 4 speed with a heavy clutch. Fine for me but when I tried to sell it and parents came to see it for their 16 year old daughters, no dice.
I never did a vintage bike. I've actually had twice as many cars as bikes. Many of my bikes were acquired as frames or framesets, so I've assembled bikes but never restored one, per se.
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12-10-21, 12:42 PM
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12-10-21, 12:42 PM
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I think there's a problem with Ebay's algorithm that chooses what to show you. Mrs. GeneJockey just bought a bassoon. So Ebay keeps telling her about other bassoons that are for sale, like she wants ANOTHER bassoon.
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12-10-21, 12:50 PM
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I can tell you that watching this convinced me that the only way I would EVER buy a vintage car would be if it had JUST undergone such a restoration, or was otherwise in as-new condition. And then only if I had a garage to store it, and a real car for daily driving.
And only if I won the lottery.
And only if I won the lottery.
12-10-21, 12:56 PM
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Over the last week or so, I've been breaking in the two new chains before stripping and waxing them. The process isn't that bad, but it is a commitment and I'm just not looking forward to it. I wish that I would have thought about doing it while recovering from the booster, because doing it over a day off would have been much better than squeezing it in after a day's ride, so as to have them ready for the next morning. Grr.
12-10-21, 01:02 PM
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Not to start a whole wax vs lube discussion, but that is what is kind of putting me off from going to wax. For me, it's convenient to just clean and lube and wipe clean a chain. Have a spare ready for when the current one wears out. No regular strip and re-wax process
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